The Nashville Predators have been one of the most disappointing and surprising teams in the NHL so far in the 2024-25 season, as they were viewed by most as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders thanks to their high-spending offseason.

On Sunday, the NHL revealed the Vegas Golden Knights’ quarter-century team. As you’d expect, most of the players featured on the “roster” were on the 2023 Stanley Cup Championship team.

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Pavel Dorofeyev's first career hat trick was not enough to propel the Vegas Golden Knights to victory, falling to the Nashville Predators, 5-3, on

Jonathan Marchessault and the Predators proved once again that no lead is safe in the NHL as Nashville notched six unanswered goals to overcome a 5-1 deficit at Bridgestone Arena. * Lane Hutson, Adam Fox and Rasmus Ristolainen helped their teams tally triumphs to gain ground in the Eastern Conference’s tightly-contested Wild Card race.

Jack Eichel came to Las Vegas in 2021 with lofty expectations that he has mostly fulfilled, including helping lead the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup championship two seasons ago. More important is the fact that Eichel has,

Coach Cronin says the forward, who missed about six weeks with a torn meniscus, has picked up the pace and intensity as the team hosts Nashville on Saturday

WATCH: Stars vs. Golden Knights will air nationally on ESPN, but fans can also stream it on fuboTV (free trial). Who: Las Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars

Pillar of consistency. That’s a good way to describe the Boston Bruins over the past 20 years. With three trips to the Stanley Cup Final (winning in 2011)

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Former Wolverine Adam Fantilli scored three goals for his first career hat trick in the Blue Jackets' 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs.

If only it was just one thing or even a handful of things to fix. When an entire team collapses, like the San Jose Sharks did blowing a 5-1 lead to the Nashville Predators, what do you do? Would calling a timeout have stopped the bleeding?